The Cecil Whig., 1887-06-18
Io''I department..

chester county this week.
john w. Shippers advertises the Craw
ford Mill site and water power in another
column.
Miss Fannie Marshbank returned on
Wednesday from pleasant visit To friends
in the First district.
-Woodlawn Camp Meeting will begin on
the 9th. of August. Note the advertisement
of the secretary in this issue.
A number of young men Of this town
went on Tuesday to see the game OF base
ball between the Baltimore aud st. Louis
clubs at Baltimore.
WIN. S. Evans, Esq, will Improve the
lots recently purchased by him on High
street extended, by tue erection of at least
one double dwelling this season.
MIR John p Merritt, who now holds a
position in the Western Union telegraph
office in Philadelphia, visited his parents i'll
this place ON Sunday last.
Clinton White, Deputy Clerk Of the Cir
cult Court, cut his hand severely on Tues
day, by the slipping of chisel while put
ting up inside blinds for Mrs. Litzenberg
School Examiner John Squier conduct
ed the examination of teachers in the pub
lie school building on Tuesday. % being eX-
amiued for certificates in the second gra'ie,
and q tor the first grade.
-Drs. Mitchell, Bratton and HousekeepeI
performed an important surgical operation
on Wednesday, in the removal of a tumoI
from the breast of Mrs. Il. Reynolds whc
lives between Zion and Calvert.
Mr. Thomas Lewis, section boss on the
7. w. 4 b. railroad, on Wednesday moved
his family to Iron Hill station, where the
company has recently finished very at
tractive dwelling for him.
james Moore, colored, was given a
hearing before Justice A J. Scott on Tues
day, on the charge of drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct. He was fined 81 and
costs and in default of payment was sent to
jail.
Mr. Ward of SAssafrass reports that the
farmers of that section will begin 10 cu
wheat on Monday next. David Racine, q
well-known farmer OF Elk Neck, also re
ports that the farmers of that section vii
begin on the same day.
We call especial attention to the adver
tisemept of Messrs. C. b. Scott 4 Co, an
nouncing the special attraction OF a tin'
plush parlor suit for SJ5 Oar readers car
implicitly believe them, that nothing vii
oo,npara this that Drice
In our notice last week of the recent i'm
provements of this town We unintentlonally
overlooked Mr.. Hughes building on Nortl
street VIM Hughes is one of oui best build
ers aud carpenters, and is now engaged il
erecting r. B. Frazar's new building OF
Main street
Mr. George Booth opened his ice cream
summer garden last Monday evening, ant
has been literally patronized For excel
lence Booths ice cream is well known. Th'
young men of Elkton are not so fond of al
evening stroll out to Farr Creek now, bu
the young la dies like it just well.
AT the Oxford Fair last week, Mis-.
Peek and Madam Marantette drove their
horses around the track 10 their wagons
making the half mile in 1.0l. They after
wards rode mile race. Miss Peek won
changing horses in front of the iudge's
stand at end of first half mile, making the
mile in 2.l7
Quite a number of Ektonians attended
the commencement of Delaware College, al
Newark, on Wednesday, Among then
were Misses NJ ~ and Sallie McNeal, Lizzie
and Katie Merritt, Molle Purnell, Ollie
Gilpin, Rubie Hogge, Grace Wells, Carrie
Hall, Adde Brown, Laura Maxwell, May
Gilmour, Lucy Litzenbrrg Bessie and Eva
Scott, Eta Anthony, Clara Scott and Lidie
Alexander.
There will be services ia the Presbyte
rian church to morrow (Sabbath) both
morning and evening by the pastor, Rev. Il.
w. Beers. The subject in the morning vii
be .'Is God Near ?'' The subject in the
evening will be "Be Like Jesus 1t will
be Baptism Sunday" all parents in the
congregation who desire their children bap
tized will please notify the pastor before ih'
morning service.
Comptroller Turner, ON Wednesday
made distribution of the public schoo
tax, which is payable on and after the 2Jti
inst. The distribution to the white school
is mailer than usual, but comptroller Tur
ner says that he has distributed in this ap
po-tionment every cent of the public schoU
tax remaining in the treasury undstrbute,
up to date. Cecil county's share is s. ,056.2 >
for white schools, and S526.41 for coore,
schools.
Cecil County farmers tared pretty wei
at the recent oxford Spring Fair, as we nc
tice the following awards to well known
citizens of this county. First premium t.
H. H. Duyckinck for Driving or Carrla 3
horses. To Ellis Duyckinck, second pre-
MUM for pair farm mules. To Levi Ii
Mearns, first premium for best gelain
foaed in 1884. To VIM. II. Mcdowell frs
premium for best Stud Colt foaled in iSSi
second to Levi Il. Mearns.
Our enterprising friend, Mr.. JOIN
Moore, of the popular drug firm of Hous+
keeper x Moore of North East has pur
chased from w. Irving Walker lot 6GX3G
feet fronting on Cecil Avenue in that town
on which he will soon begin the erection q
an attractive dwelling house. Mr.. Moor
has done good thing in securing plans au,
drawings from skiltul architect. \ littI
money spent in this way would always Sc
cure more presentabIe buildings, as well as
additional comforts aud couveniences abou
our dwellings.
The plucky champion of the knights O
of Labor, Mr.. Patrick Reedy, has deter
mined to carry the war into Africa" in hi
canvass for a seat in the Legislature, Tba
his claims may be heard and considered, Ii
has through the columns of the North la,
Star challenged his competitor in the Fift
district Nr II. l. Thomas, to joint discu
sion of the principles and issues involved i
the campaign, closing an open letter to NJ
Thomas by suggesting that the dlscussIo
take place at such time and place. as ma
be convenient to you; orr will hire the I
A. Il. Hall and pay all incidental expense
if you wonld prefer to meet me there. HoI
ing that this will meet with an early an
favorable reply. remain, yours truly, Pa
lex Reedy."